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Reinsurance - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Reinsurers	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Reinsurers	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Reinsurers	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Reinsurers
Reinsurance Premiums for Insurance Companies, by Product Segment [Line Items]
Number of reinsurers | Reinsurers	35		35		35		21
Reinsurance recoverable	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Credit risk associated with reinsurance receivables	0		0		0		$ 0
Recoveries pertaining to reinsurance contracts					0		0
Net reduction in ceded premiums			3,428,000	2,901,000	9,250,000	15,515,000
Amount received from retrospective reinsurance contracts	5,716,000	$ 37,800,000
Other assets	7,358,000		7,358,000		7,358,000		39,128,000
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	29,699,000		29,699,000		29,699,000		40,747,000
Oxbridge [Member]
Reinsurance Premiums for Insurance Companies, by Product Segment [Line Items]
Net reduction in ceded premiums			594,000	$ 336,000	1,334,000	$ 2,461,000
Amount received from retrospective reinsurance contracts		$ 7,560,000
Reinsurance [Member]
Reinsurance Premiums for Insurance Companies, by Product Segment [Line Items]
Other assets	3,320,000		3,320,000		3,320,000		36,176,000
Prepaid reinsurance premiums	$ 1,214,000		$ 1,214,000		$ 1,214,000		$ 2,625,000

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